Mapouka, Ivory Coast’s gift to world’s music
BY PAUL YAO Mapouka is a dance of Ivorian origin that is executed by women shaking their rear-end fast to the tune of a brisk, lively beat. The dance has … Read More
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British-Nigerian actress Carmen Ejogo joins the cast of Netflix series about America’s first black millionaire
BY JEAN DeCOLLI An upcoming limited Netflix four-part series titled Madam C.J. Walker, which tells the life story of America’s first black millionaire Sarah Breedlove (1867-1919), will cast British-Nigerian actress … Read More
South African Airways to launch direct, non-stop daily flights from D.C. to Accra
BY ALAN GREEN Starting on 5 September 2019, South African Airways (SAA) will turn its non-stop flights between Washington, D.C.-Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Accra Kotoka International Airport into a … Read More
Ivorian mega star DJ Arafat dies at 33
BY SUE B. SIMON Ivorian mega star DJ Arafat passed away a few hours ago this Monday in a clinic in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital and largest city, following … Read More
What 1860 and 1968 can teach America about the 2020 presidential election
BY AUSTIN SARAT Fresh evidence of the nastiness and divisiveness of the 2020 presidential election emerges every day. President Trump has let loose a storm of invective over Twitter about various … Read More
U.S. congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wraps up week-long visit to Ghana
BY ANTHONY YOUNG (Reporting by Joyce Morgan) A 14-member delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has just concluded a week-long historical visit to Ghana as the … Read More
African Americans who served in Obama’s administration denounce Trump’s racism
In response to Donald Trump’s incendiary tweets of this week in which he launched a vicious attack on four congresswomen of color, going as far as to tell them to … Read More
NAACP Calls for Trump’s impeachment
BY LOU SIFA Delegates to the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, which is being held this week in Detroit, Michigan unanimously adopted … Read More
The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
BY ARASH JAVANBAKHT People have always used fear for intimidation of the subordinates or enemies, and shepherding the tribe by the leaders. Recently, it appears that Pres. Trump has used … Read More
Trump barking again from his racist hole
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Sadly enough, the despicable fraud that rose to the presidency of our beloved United States of America two and a half years ago with help from our … Read More